Stock photography, photos: Doorway in Stonetown - Zanzibar

Stock photos of Zanzibar's Old Stonetown is a fascinating place filled with winding streets, historic buildings, overhanging balconies and huge, intricately carved wooden doors. There are 500 different examples of the brass-studded, carved wooden doors originally from India used as protection during the elephant wars. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Zanzibar was also once a haven for slave traders. Tanzania ˆ East Africa.


Photograph: © Robert Burch

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Keywords associated with this stock photo: Africa, East Africa, Tanzania, Zanzibar, island, door, doorway, Stonetown, Stone Town, World Heritage Site, UNESCO